Precious Metal Clay - Make your own Silver Jewellery
Half- day workshops for beginners with Jenny Timms
"A great day - very patient instructors, small class size meant lots of 1:1 input'. - Susan
Precious Metal Clay (PMC) - make your own silver jewellery using PMC, including a textured and polished pendant and a pair of earrings in half a day!
In this workshop you will learn about the fascinating world of jewellery-making with Precious Metal Clay - aka. PMC. PMC is a clay-like combination of pure silver and organic binders that, when fired, become solid silver.
This class cost includes 10 grammes of silver PMC - enough to make 2 projects, created to give you experience of a range of clay making techniques.
After discussing the properties of PMC, the options for firing and how to make the most of your clay we'll begin with a simple earrings project. You'll learn to handle the clay, roll it out and add textures, cut out shapes and refine the finish of the clay before firing in the kiln.
Next, you'll choose to make either a groovy 'Initial Letter' necklace about 40mm high, like the one shown on this page or start work on a pendant. You can choose your own inital, or make a personlised silver gift for someone else! With this project you'll learn about some of the clay modelling properties that make PMC so versatile.
Your second project will teach you finishing and polishing techniques that you can apply to future projects. You'll make a pendant with silver clay decorations of your choice and incorporating a 'high-shine' element to give a bright, highly polished look to your piece. You'll also learn how to make a bail out of PMC to add to the back of your pendant.
If you have enough clay left over, you can then make a fun, personalised cartouche using our letter stamps or a silver charm using a rubber mould.
We provide enough silver clay for your main projects as part of the course cost; more can be purchased from us during the class or afterwards.
For all attendees of this class there's also an option for making a leaf pendant with PMC Paste at a later date, like the ones we sell in our gallery. Ask about this option when attending the half-day class.
Watch Jenny introduce this workshop, show examples of the projects you can make, and the materials and tools you'll be using on this class. All videos hosted on YouTube.
- On Video Two watch Jenny demonstrate how to make a simple piece of PMC Silver Jewellery.
- On Video Three Jenny shows us the polishing and finishing stages of the piece she made earlier.
- On Video Four Mike demonstrates torch firing - a good option for creating PMC jewellery at home!
- Visit this page to see videos on workshops and courses, rotating views of art, chats with artists and helpful tips for glass crafters - click here.
The course cost of £95 inc VAT per person includes:
- 10 grammes of PMC and silver PMC paste (enough for all your projects on the day)
- Use of all tools and apron and kiln time for your larger pieces
- Torch firing demonstration with guidance for continuing at home if wanted
- Refreshments during the session including herbal teas, decaffeinated drinks & gluten-free biscuits
- Maximum class size 4 people
- All your work to keep
- Eligibility for our Project Days Programme
- Class runs from 1pm to 5pm approx at our Northants studio near Towcester
Book your place - Precious Metal Clay Silver Jewellery for Beginners
If you're ready to book, choose the date you prefer and use the PayPal buttons to make your booking. You can pay by card or PayPal. We can also take bookings in the studio or you can buy this class as an emailable gift voucher.
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2024 Classes
- Wednesday 16th October - PMC Jewellery for Beginners 1pm - 5pm, 2 places
- Saturday 16th November - PMC Jewellery for Beginners 1pm - 5pm, fully booked
- Friday 20th December - PMC Jewellery for Beginners 1pm - 5pm, 4 places
2025 Classes
- Saturday 22nd February - PMC Jewellery for Beginners 1pm - 5pm, 4 places
- Saturday 26th April - PMC Jewellery for Beginners 1pm - 5pm, 4 places
- Saturday 21st June - PMC Jewellery for Beginners 1pm - 5pm, 4 places
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If you like this class, you might also like Fused Glass Jewellery for Beginners - make funky fuseed glass jewellery while learning about glass fusing.
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Pieces made on a recent workshop
Make a groovy initial silver letter, like this 'J' 
